Jolyn Sawatzky

Jolyn brings a range of valuable experience into therapy, including parenting, farming, mentoring, grief, and blended family.  She finds meaning in supporting the healing of relationships, while seeking to create an environment in which each individual feels heard and can experience personal growth. 

Jolyn has provided relationship coaching for women, researched the wellbeing of older adults for her First Class Honours thesis at the University of Manitoba, completed her Masters in Counselling at Providence Theological Seminary, and attained her Developmental Model certification at the Couples Institute. Her work with families and children is informed by her ongoing training at the Gordon Neufeld Institute and in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. She is currently also being trained in Relational Intelligence, a model that incorporates attachment theory, Polyvagal Theory, and Internal Family Systems. Jolyn is a certified member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association and the Professional Association of Christian Counsellors and Psychotherapists.